tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post6181633587545350894..comments2018-11-15T18:55:26.382-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Central Subway FurtherPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-45366112133015321672009-03-20T10:26:00.000-07:002009-03-20T10:26:00.000-07:00The FTA policy of not allowing systemwide planning...The FTA policy of not allowing systemwide planning is astoundingly stupid, but the competent transit authorities are doing it anyway. It's too bad Muni doesn't have any real ambition to expand the rail network aside from this misguided monstrosity. And by the way, this is a perfect example of how a subway doesn't necessarily save time. Most of the passengers on this corridor are going between Market St and Chinatown. With a surface line, in Chinatown, they just get on and go right from the sidewalk, and at Market they can get off and go down the nearest stairway into the subway. A Central Subway, on the other hand, would require going down three sets of escalators from street level in Chinatown, and at the other end, there will probably be a bit of a walk from the Union Square station to Market Street, and it would likely require ascending from a level below the BART to the mezzanine before going back down to the Muni Metro or BART level. Even if the subway train is two or three minutes faster, the overall trip is likely to be slower.arcadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.com